In Depth
Termatosaurus was a genus of a phytosaur that lived in Europe at the end of the Triassic, an occurrence which was actually the inspiration for the genus name which means ‘end lizard’. The phytosaurs were crocodile-like reptiles, though they were not actually related to modern crocodiles.
Further Reading
– Beitr�ge zur Pal�ontologie W�rttemberg’s, enthaltend die Fossilen Wirbelthierreste aus den Triasgebilden mit Besonderer R�cksicht auf die Labyrinthodonten des Keupers [Contributions to the Paleontology of W�rttemberg, Including the Fossil Vertebrate Remains from the Triassic Formations with Special Regard to the Labyrinthodonts of the Keupers] 1-132. – H. von Meyer & T. Plieninger – 1844.
